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Just as your kids were getting back into the regular routine, here comes the holidays! Our families will run around like crazy visiting families, friends, donating our time by volunteering and somewhere in the middle get all the shopping done! Although the exhaustion of all the running around can often help in getting children sleepy, they still need to keep to sleep-time routines. That’s where THE PAJANIMALS can help.
Mini Me LOVES reading stories…she’s at that age where she enjoys learning new words and when she is able to recognize them in a book she gets excited. So when the Pajanimals Snuggle Up Story Mat by Tomy showed up she was super excited to snuggle bug and read a story to Sissy. While Sissy (who just turned 1) was more interested in walking around the house, Mini Me took the opportunity to read the counting book anyways!
With all the moving that has been taken place these past few weeks I’ve tried to keep to a schedule and bring out the story mat during nap time. Mini Me (almost 5) knows that when it comes out it is time to calm down and get some rest (cause I need a moment!). Once she is done reading a story she will climb into bed and read another one, play a game quietly or (what I hope for everyday) take a nap!
PAJANIMALS features four loveablepuppets — Cowbella, Apollo, Sweetpea Sue and Squacky — that have become so popular with children and parents alike, their own television series airs nightly Sprout during it’s The Good Night Show and now also airs on NBC on Saturday mornings as part of the NBC Kids programming block.
The series follows this adorable quartet as they take young viewers on exciting imaginary adventures. With music and new friends in every story, PAJANIMALS teaches the skills that preschoolers need to move through their days successfully, especially getting ready for and going to bed. A valuable tool that might help at bedtime is to offer a transitional object and a brief cuddle before leaving the room. In childhood development, a transitional object is something, usually a physical object, which takes the place of the mother-child bond. The transitional object enables the child to have a fantasized bond with the mother when she separates for increasingly longer periods of time, such as in the evening. This transitional object serves as an important defense against fear and anxiety. To thwart your child’s worries about going to sleep alone, try using a transitional object, such as a small stuffed animal, starting around the age of one. While what the child ends up choosing is up to him or her, recognizable objects can help provide a high level of comfort.
With a suggested retail price of $29.99, the PANJANIMALS’ Snuggle Up Story Mat is a wonderful way to help your child transition from playtime to nap time. Featuring all of your favorite, lovable PAJANIMALScharacters, this mat includes a soft book that can be read to your child, which also transforms into a pillow.
Also, a new super-plush line of cuddly stuffed animals based on the beloved characters featured in the Pajanimals show may be the perfect transitional object for your child, helping to make bedtime a calm and comforting experience.
PAJANIMALS plush toys have already met with rave reviews and demonstrated that their hardy construction can stand up to the tugging, pulling and dragging of typical preschoolers and still remain as soft and as cuddly as when they first come out of the box.
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yes. my son loves it.
we’ve never seen it
My daughter loves the show!
Yes my younger kids like it.
Thanks for the chance.
We like to watch it almost every night. My daughter knows all of their songs.
I’ve seen the Pajanimals cartoons before but I don’t think my great niece has seen them yet.
Yes my daughter watches the Pajanimals she loves them & we have their cd music too.
We have not seen this show yet
i did watch it and enjoyed it- the shows were very original back then
I believe my granddaughters do. They live in another state but pretty sure they have watched
Truthfully I have never seen them. I will watch for them when I baby sit my Granddaughter which is quite alot.
my kids love pajanimals
my son watches them sometimes, he likes cowbella 🙂
We have never seen it but I think my daughter would love it!
We have never seen it but I definitely want to. We keeping missing it when it comes on.
I’m pretty sure my niece and nephew watch this.
Have not seen the show
they watch it sometimes
My daughter loves watching it 🙂
Nh kids have watched it a few times, its pretty cute
We have never heard of that show, but it looks cute!
We’ve never seen it!
She has seen it a couple of times! Very cute!
We don’t have a t.v., so they haven’t seen it. 🙂
My grandson watches it. He loves when there is music on the show.
I don’t watch it but my nephew does and he loves it!
We have never seen the show.
We haven’t seen it yet.
I really don’t know if my Nephew has seen it!
I have watched the Pajanimals with my grandchildren several times. They seem to really like the musical nature of it and I thought the characters were very cute.
we’ve never seen it
haven’t seen this show yet.
my daughter loves it
We don’t have television… We have movies! =] We’ve never heard of Pajanimals, but we’ll be looking them up now! =D
I haven’t seen it but it looks cute
I’m not for sure if my grandson/granddaughter watches it or not but I think they would like it.
My daughter loves them! She watches with my nephew everytime we vist my brother.
No I have never seen the show
I’ve never heard of them, I’m sorry to say.
I haven’t seen it yet!
My granddaughter love the show.
Yes my little grandson watches it.
No, but I am on the board for our local childrens theatre and we are always looking for items to put in our raffle baskets. This would be a nice prize, thanks.
never seen them
no we have not seen it yet.
We do not but now I plan to look for it!
They’ve watched it once and I think it teaches good lessons on what to do before going to sleep like brushing teeth and taking a shower. 🙂
Yes we do and love it
We’ve never watch the show
my grandson watches it
My kids watch the show and love it!
my kids love watching the show!
We actually have never seen it!
yes they watch and luv the show
my daughter loves it we watch it often before getting ready for bed.
No, we haven’t watched them.
My son has watched it a few times and he really enjoys it.
No but I think my younger one would love it
I’d never heard of the show, I don’t think my grandchildren have either. They are cute though!
this show is new to us, but it looks very cute
We have seen it a few times. I think it’s really cute!
Yes, they watch it.
Nope, never seen it.
No, my daughter doesn’t but it looks cute!
no i never have ,i really have never heard of them until now
We have watched it a couple times, and I think is cute
Yes, I caught a show of the pajanimals and instantly loved it! I want my kids to watch it more! I don’t think we get it here since Dish doesn’t have Sprout. I miss that channel, I would give up 30 channels just for that one. We get babyfirst, but it’s not nearly the same. I love anything by Jim Henson, especially since I great up watching Sesame Street, and my kids still watch it! This is such a great giveaway!
My grandson loves it.
Never seen it but there is a first time for everything
yes they do
yes. we love it!
I have never seen pajanimals
We do watch them and love them!
Never saw the show.
No one watches it in my house.
my grandkids3 love it
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Yes my grandson watches it!!
jofo120 at yahoo dot com
We have not seen this show yet
we have not watched this
ardelong2(at)gmail(dot)com
My daughter watches it on saturdays.. she loves it
Have never even heard of it before.
My son loves the show.
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I have never watched it but would love to check it out.
My granddaughter watches the Pajanimals along with any of us that happen to be in the room at the time. It’s an awesome kids show and I know my granddaughter, her brother and all my other grandkids will enjoy it for years to come!
Yes, my daughter watches it. I think it’s cute.
yes we watch the pajanimals and we love the show!
my son does and i think its cute 😀
I’ve never seen Pajanimals but would love to give this prize as a gift to my grandson.
We watch it on occasion, my daughter really likes it
No we don’t but I think it is an adorable show.
never seen it
Yes my kids and I watch it. My 1 year old loves it and my 9 year old likes to watch it sometimes too 🙂
yes we do—– Pauline aka Paol Trenny ….. emscout9 at Hotmail dot com
I think it looks like a cute show, but we have not seen it.
thank you! my daughter will love this!